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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gulþijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gulþą (gold) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣul.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gulþijaną[1]

  1. to gild, cover with gold

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gulþijan
    • Old English: *gyldan
      • Middle English: gulden, gilden
      • Old English: begyldan, ofergyldan
    • Old Dutch: *gulden
    • Old High German: *gulden
      • Old High German: ubargulden
  • Old Norse: gylla

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒulþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 146
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